Collection: Beanies
In many countries, particularly Canada, but also in the US, UK and New Zealand, a beanie refers to a knitted brimless cap held together at the crown with a button that arguably came to be called the ‘Bean’, hence the cap became known as a Beanie. In some regions of Canada and the US ‘Beanies’ are alternatively known as ‘Toques’.
Aoraki's Range of Beanies, Toques & Slouchy's are handmade in New Zealand
Andes Cuffed Beanie
Egmont Cuffed Beanie
Francoise Classic Beanie
Marble Cuffed Beanie
Lets have a yarn about fabric...
Aoraki's collection uses a wide range of natural fibers for its Beanies and Scarfs. We predominantly use Merino, Alpaca and lambswool yarns. In order to bring you the finest quality of beanie and scarf that we can, we source yarns not only from New Zealand but from around the world. For our Beanie and Slouchy ranges we tend to use lighter weight yarns than we do for our Toque ranges.
To bring you a fully waterproof range we have had to move away from natural fibers. For our Fiordland range of Beanies we use a Hi-tech waterproof lining material that is made in Europe. The lining (and only the lining) fabric is a 100% polyester knit fabric bonded to a 0.1 mm PU breathable and waterproofing film on the 'unseen' side of the fabric.